Hugging the center line, Altizer won the round as Fast Eddie lifts the front wheels going into second gear. No doubt the grille-mounted Moon fuel tank was one of the infractions cited. So why is Eddie Schartman’s factory sponsored, ’65 Mercury Comet A/FX running in A/Gas, against Gene Altizer’s traditional A/G Anglia at the 1965 NHRA Nationals? Schartman’s 427 Comet had run afoul of the NHRA tech inspectors and was re-classed into A/G. ![]() It is often seen at nostalgia events and the HOF Weekend, in Henderson, NC. This car was later run as an A/Gas Supercharged entry withy blown small-block Chevy power. Here he takes his A/Gas Anglia through its paces at Cecil County Dragway, Maryland. One of the original S&S team members, (and ECDT Hall of Fame member) Gene Altizer’s career began in both unblown and Supercharged Gassers and lasted through A/FX, early Funny Cars and finally Top Alcohol Funny Cars. If I missed your favorite I apologize for the oversight! This week’s photo revue is just a small cross-section of some of the Gassers, Modified Productions, Street Roadsters and Modified Sports race cars that made for such great racing in this region. ![]() These guys and gals wanted to race for cash, and race they did, against some of the toughest competition in the nation. Only a few tracks hosted weeknights where “test and tune” or “no posted ET” runs were staged. These were weekends and nights where Street (Modified) Eliminator cars ran off for purse money. ![]() To meet the pent-up demands of winter-confined racers many tracks ran several events per week. Sadly, the storied tracks on which these folks competed are now mostly gone, having fallen victim to real estate development that spread out and away from cities, into the countryside.ĭrag racing in these areas was much like those densely populated areas of the Northeast… hot, heavy and seriously pursued during their all too brief warm-weather months. It also extends as far north as Canada’s Maritimes and both Quebec and Ontario Provinces. This week’s showcase carries racers and cars from as far down South as Virginia, because many racers there chose to tow both north and south of the Mason-Dixon Line to race. It’s also one of drag racing’s most fertile grounds, especially so for those racing cars we called Gassers and their near-relatives. The geographical profile of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern states region is one of great diversity, ranging from the most densely people-populated areas in the nation to heavily wooded forests. He now tours with the restored car at nostalgia events. Dave’s homebuilt ’40 Willys coupe was Chevy powered. East Coast Drag Times Hall of Fame 2003 inductee (along with the S&S Racing Team) Dave Hales (far lane) is ready for this round of C/Gas class eliminations. The setting is the NHRA Nationals, Indianapolis. You don't need to rush in the morning to get on this ride quickly, lines don't tend to be much longer than 5-10 minutes on a normal summer weekday (Even on weekends, the line is never too terribly long, and if it is remember that the lines tend to move fast).Much is happening in this week’s featured image. Tons of ejector air and very forceful, but you might want to be prepared for a little pain while you're at it ) SMOOTHNESS TIP: If you want a smoother ride on the Racer, consider riding in the middle row of any one of the 'cars' on the train.ĮJECTOR SEAT: Now, if you'd REALLY like to be in for a wild ride, consider riding in seat 1-3 (2 rows from the very front row of the train). The old-style wooden coaster trains are not very friendly towards larger guests ![]() Can give rough rides in certain seats (lots of jackhammering, especially if you're not prepared and haven't ridden it before) Low height requirement (48") so that even the small ones can ride it if they dare to do so! Excellent hourly capacity (Lines move fast) On the lift hill, it gives good views of Firehawk and Flight of Fear to the left, and the beautiful Coney Mall midway to the right On most days, both sides of the Racer are operational and actually do race! Startingly fast at the bottoms of the first few drops (my favorite part) Reaching speeds of about 53 mph, this John Allen classic and ACE Roller Coaster Landmark sends you through 8 awesome airtime humps and 10 drops total. Racer is quite the wild ride, don't let the height fool you.
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